There may be no SA-based player involved in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) third place play-off on Saturday or Sunday's final, but a few players plying their trade in Mzansi had a decent tournament with their nations in Cameroon.
The DStv Premiership and GladAfrica Championship had a combined 16 representatives at the continental showpiece.Jobe is the only SA-based player who reached the quarterfinals of Afcon before they were eliminated by hosts Cameroon. The 33-year-old keeper had a decent tournament, starting two of Gambia’s five Afcon games in Cameroon. Jobe’s tournament was cut short by an unknown injury that saw him miss their last three games. He kept one clean sheet and conceded a single goal.
The full-back lacked energy when the Warriors were attacking. They failed to get out of the group stages.Despite playing only 94 of Zimbabwe’s 270 minutes in Cameroon, the 28-year-old Mahachi managed a goal. He didn’t get enough of a chance to fully prove himself.Wadi started two of Zimbabwe’s three games. He lacked that cutting edge in all the games he played.Shumba, 31, only played the Warriors’ last game, which they won 2-1 against Guinea.
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